June 3 , 2023 -- We’re extremely pleased to share that on June 2, 2023, Southwest and the Aircraft Mechanics Fraternal Association (AMFA) reached an Agreement in Principle (AIP) to extend the current Collective Bargaining Agreement for our Mechanics and Related Employees through August 16, 2027.
May 31, 2023 -- On May 29, 2023, the Canada Industrial Relations Board (CIRB) denied AMFA’s application for certification at Air Canada. The Board found that the application was not filed during an open period specified under the Canada Labour Code—a technicality manufactured by Air Canada and the IAMAW.
May 30, 2023 -- The parties held a bargaining session on May 23-25. The parties spent the entire three-day session engaged in off-the-record, interest-based bargaining on a handful of different articles.
May 8, 2023 -- The parties held a bargaining session on May 3-4 in Fort Lauderdale. At the outset of May 3, AMFA was prepared with counterproposals on two separate articles: Article 17 – Safety and Health and Article 23 – No Strike/No Lockout.
May 5, 2023 -- The Aircraft Mechanics Fraternal Association (AMFA) and GS5 Next Gen Aviation Education have formed a strategic alliance to offer a new educational model for aspiring Aircraft Maintenance Technicians/Engineers (AMT/AME) in Canada.
May 1, 2023 -- On April 28, 2023, AMFA received notice that WestJet had filed a Notice of Application for Judicial Review with the Canada Federal Court of Appeal. The Company intends to challenge the Canada Industrial Relations Board’s (“CIRB”) certification decision on the grounds that the decision is “unreasonable” and contrary to “principles of natural justice.”
April 10, 2023 -- The parties held a three-day bargaining session, April 4-6 in Minneapolis. AMFA continued the session by presenting its first proposal on Article 5 – Hours of Service, which is the article that sets forth employees’ schedules in addition to the scheduling and annual bidding procedures. The parties spent the remainder of Day 1 in caucus preparing their respective proposals and counterproposals.
April 10, 2023 -- Last week, AMFA completed legal briefing in connection with its Air Canada certification application. In its final reply, AMFA addressed the extensive legal and factual errors contained within the IAMAW’s sur-reply.
March 31, 2023 -- The Canadian Industrial Relations Board (CIRB) officially announced yesterday that WestJet Airlines Aircraft Maintenance Engineers (AMEs) and skilled trade groups chose the Aircraft Mechanics Fraternal Association (AMFA) as their collective bargaining agent. And today, AMFA is proud to continue to lead a craft/trade-specific labor union movement in Canada, while also continuing to be a force at the negotiating table and the voice of our skilled professionals in the US.
May 5, 2023 -- The Aircraft Mechanics Fraternal Association (AMFA) and GS5 Next Gen Aviation Education have formed a strategic alliance to offer a new educational model for aspiring Aircraft Maintenance Technicians/Engineers (AMT/AME) in Canada.
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